West Cork was recently announced as the winner of Restaurant Associations of Ireland (RAI) Foodie Destinations 2017 competition, sponsored by FBD Insurance. The winner was announced at an event held in the Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells, in the home of last...

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I'm delighted to announce our first Donegal Food Tour in collaboration with Harvey's Point Hotel, run by the wonderful Deirdre Gysling and her husband, Marc! We will explore some of the best in local and seasonal food and drink, on a food tour that involves...

On Thursday 11th May, secondary school students will get stirring to complete the final service in the 2017 Flogas Ireland and Failte Ireland sponsored Apprentice Chef Programme. The objective of the programme is to steer students towards eating a healthier...

I am delighted to finally post this video from July 2016, so let me first introduce you to Takashi Miyazaki the owner of Miyazaki a Japanese takeaway on Barrack street in Cork City. Japan’s loss has been Ireland`s gain as finally I had access to authentic...

Ballymaloe House During the summer I had the pleasure of spending some time with Rory Allen at Ballymaloe house hotel. I have to admit amongst all the posts and videos I have made to date, this is the most daunting. Ballymaloe is legendary and a world famous...

A Taste of Ireland: Wild Mushroom hunting in Ireland with Ballyhoura Mountain Mushroom’s, expert forager Mark Cribbin Hi folks, and welcome to this post featuring Mark Cribbin from husband and wife team Ballyhoura Mountain Mushrooms. In this video we go...

Visitors ask us all sorts of questions about the weather in Ireland, and about the ‘rain’ in particular. When is the ‘rainy season’? Should we bring an umbrella as well as a raincoat? When it rains in Ireland is it all day, or just showers? And each time...

A Taste of Ireland: My take on Mike Barrett The “Lobster man`s” Shrimp Roll Did you know that Ireland has it`s own shrimp and that it is available at Midleton Market and all good fish shops in Ireland? I didn`t until this year, when Mike Barrett started...

A Taste of Ireland: A day Lobster fishing at Rochespoint in Ireland What a day I had lobster fishing with Mike Barrett “The Lobster Man” at Rochespoint in Cork Ireland Check it out in this episode in the A Taste of Ireland series.

We are finally on the last day of the series and I simply can't believe that I have reached this day. When I started I was still very skeptical if I will ever complete the series or not. This was the first time I have ever started without anything being...

We are finally on the last day of the series and I simply can’t believe that I have reached this day. When I started I was still very skeptical if I will ever complete the series or not. This was the first time I have ever started without anything being...

Ballycotton Lighthouse Tours Cork’s Ancient East During the summer I had the opportunity to visit the wonderful Ballycotton lighthouse. Ballycotton was one of the first tourist attractions I ever visited when I arrived to live in Cork 15 years ago and I...

My Version of Turkish Pide with SUMAC & Ardsallagh Goats Cheese done two ways. A meat and vegetarian option. My blog has been shortlisted for the Irish blog awards this year so here is a blog post to mark and celebrate that. I just love Pide which are essentially...

The Castlemartyr Resort Hotel, Corks`s Ancient East Five years ago I wrote my book “A Taste of Cork” this was a book that combined my interest travel, food and history. A Taste of Cork was a food tourism book, this book is now almost sold out and it would...

Without going into a lot of detail this blog post represents a lot of the things I think about when it comes to food. This recipe is Very tasty, It uses great local ingredients that are luckily available to me and The recipe has many health benefits and...

A Taste of Ireland: Midleton Farmers Market Lobster Rolls. Hi Folks this post is all about lobster and in particular Lobster rolls. These are a delicious and simple way to eat lobster. If you have been following my instagram account you will have found...

Noel McMeel Hi Folks, I am delighted to share this A Taste of Ireland chef series video I made with Noel McMeel. Its set in my home County Fermanagh. It also showcases the stunning Fermanagh lakelands and landscape. Most notably some of my own personal...

Noel Mc Meel Hi Folks, I am delighted to share this A Taste of Ireland chef series video I made with Noel McMeel. Its set in my home County Fermanagh. It also showcases the stunning Fermanagh lakelands and landscape. Most notably some of my own personal...

A Taste of Irelnd: Harissa and phesant with roast potatoes Hi folks well here is a recipe using a really great north african (slightly spicy) paste called harissa, if you want to use chicken instead of pheasant go right ahead. I just wanted to use what...